100 Days of Mocks: Packers Trade Rodgers in 33rd Team Two-Round Mock
GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers traded Aaron Rodgers, then gave Jordan Love two premier playmakers in a post-Senior Bowl mock draft by The 33rd Team.
In the two-round mock, led by former NFL scout T.J. McCreight, the Packers sent Rodgers to the New York Jets in exchange for their first-round pick, No. 13 overall. With that selection, Green Bay addressed a major need on defense with a familiar name.
With their own pick, No. 15 overall, the Packers grabbed Utah tight end Dalton Kincaid.
“Dalton Kincaid gives the Packers a mismatch type of tight end that will produce in the passing game and take some of the pressure off of the passer,” the authors wrote. “Kincaid would pair nicely with Christian Watson as two bigger players capable of making plays down the field.”
With two seasons at San Diego and two more at Utah, Kincaid – listed at 6-foot-4 and 240 pounds – finished as the NCAA’s active leader among tight ends with 2,484 receiving yards and 35 touchdowns. He was a third-team All-American as a senior with 70 receptions for 890 yards and eight touchdowns. In one of the most ridiculous games ever, he caught all 16 targets against USC for 234 yards and one touchdown.
According to Pro Football Focus, he had just two drops and ranked third among tight ends with 16 missed tackles.
"The biggest thing for me is just doing whatever I can to help the team win," Kincaid told Pac-12.com. "I put a big emphasis on blocking last year and really focusing on that. This year, I don't care if I have five catches or zero catches in a game as long as I'm just doing whatever I can to help my team win."
With their pick in the second round, Green Bay wound up with Ohio State receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.
Listed at 6-foot-1 and 200 pounds by the Buckeyes, Smith-Njigba burst onto the national scene in 2021 with 95 receptions for 1,606 yards and nine touchdowns. The bulk of that production came in the slot. In a wild Rose Bowl victory over Utah, he caught 15 passes for an FBS-bowl-record 347 yards. He missed most of 2022 with a hamstring injury.
“Jaxon is probably the best I’ve ever seen,” former Ohio State teammate and potential NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year Garrett Wilson said in 2021.
For the identity of the 13th overall selection, as well as the rest of the picks, click here for the full mock.
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100 Days of Mocks
Starting Jan. 17, when there were 100 days until the start of the NFL Draft, we started our mock-worthy goal of 100 mock drafts in 100 days. Here’s the 100-day-countdown series.
80 days: Packers take safety in ESPN mock
81 days: Aaron Rodgers traded in three-round mock
82 days: Seven mocks, including NFL.com
83 days: Two pass-catchers in first-round mocks
84 days: Aaron Rodgers traded for extra first-round pick
85 days: PFF picks a pass rusher
86 days: Tight end in NFL Draft Bible Mock
87 days: Packers trade back, get extra second-rounder
88 days: Sorry, vacation day.
89 days: A “Eureka!” moment in two-round mock
90 days: Playmaking cornerback at PFF
91 days: Three defensive backs in seven-round mock
92 days: Kiper takes a tight end
93 days: Safety first for Bucky Brooks in NFL.com mock
94 days: College Football News mocks Mayer
95 days: Two firsts if Rodgers is traded
96 days: NFL.com’s Daniel Jeremiah goes back to Georgia
97 days: This pick would break a long drought
